ESL Releases First Mobile App for Events
ESL releases first mobile app for events
Tailored App enables Counter-Strike: Global Offensive item drops at live events
(Cologne, Germany) March 4, 2015 ESL sets its sights on mobile app development with release of first official event app, available for download on both iOS and Android phones. The official ESL Katowice app, developed by ESL Technology, provides live match updates, hall plans and team information for all esports action at the Intel Extreme Masters Expo, along with enabling Counter-Strike: Global Offensive item drops for all event visitors.
This development marks the first time in Counter-Strike history that event visitors will receive item drops through an official event app. In order to be eligible, visitors must check-in at the venue once a day with geo-locations enabled on their devices. “When we create live events, we want to give our fans the best experience they can get,” said Ulrich Schulze, Managing Director of Pro Gaming at ESL. “With the introduction of the app, all of them now have the same chance to receive item drops as those watching online, and that is on top of the incredible atmosphere at the venue.”
The ESL Katowice event app is the first in a row of mobile applications that we have planned for the company, said John Minah, Vice President Online & Mobile at ESL. Were looking to ensure that event apps become a staple for major ESL competitions and aim to continually add to the functionality and versatility of the applications.
Team and player information / Schedules / Counter-Strike item drops
Competition for both Intel Extreme Masters and ESL One will be held in the Spodek Arena and adjoining Exhibition Hall from March 12-15 in Katowice, Poland. Featuring world class matches between the worlds best StarCraft II, League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Hearthstone players, the app will provide an overview for all of the action.
For more information, including download information, regarding the ESL Katowice app, please visit the apps official website. For a full pack of downloadable screenshots, please click here.
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ESL is world’s largest, independent eSports brand, leading the industry across various games with numerous online and offline competitions. This includes high profile international and national leagues and tournaments such as the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL Pro Series, Starcraft II World Championship Series, as well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and matchmaking systems. ESL covers a broad field of services in gaming technology, event management, advertising and TV production, fully catering to the needs of the eSports ecosystem. With offices in Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Spain, China and North America, it has a true global footprint (www.eslgaming.com).
ESL Technology, a subsidiary of ESL, the world leaders in esports, provides tools and services for both game developers and publishers. Years of experience organizing, hosting and running professional single and multiplayer game competitions and events establishes ESL Technology as the most qualified white label provider of esports technology services on the market.
Intel Extreme Masters is the longest running global pro gaming tour in the world. Started in 2006 by ESL, the competition features StarCraft II and League of Legends tournaments in Europe, Asia, North and South America. ESLs online broadcast of the Intel Extreme Masters reaches over 20 million viewers on Twitch each season (www.intelextrememasters.com)
In ESL One, teams and players from all over the world compete in an eSports tournament unlike any other. Featuring the games Dota 2, Counter-Strike Global Offensive and Battlefield 4, ESL One gives out hundreds of thousands in prize money every year. With events taking place in sports stadiums all over the world, it puts the players in front of enthusiastic audiences, cheering them on in their attempt to secure the one trophy and the glory that comes with it (www.esl-one.com).
